Far more than an undergarment, the sports bra helped to spread the Title IX mandate through physics, power, and psychology.…
Gender Issues
In the US and beyond, women have been an underutilized resource. Econlife looks at feminist issues and the changing role and value of women at home and at work.
The Impact That Working Mothers Have on their Adult Daughters and Sons
Asked if they’re okay, adults with moms who worked said “Chill. We’re doing great.” Their response was similar to the answers in a survey that went to more than 100,000 people …
The (Hidden) Paternity Leave Problem
A nation’s generous paternity leave policy does not necessarily diminish the size of the gender pay gap or job discrimination against women.…
What We Still Need To Know About the Gender Gap
New research on the gender pay gap and the gender leadership gap indicate we should be especially aware of hiring, downshifting, and attrition.…
Throwback Thursday: What a Disney Princess Used To Be
#TBT: Today’s Throwback Thursday looks back at Disney Princesses, from Snow White to Vanellope, to see how they are changing.…
Where Clothing Size Inflation Is a Large Problem
Like the CPI measures purchasing power through the dollar’s inflation rate, we can observe waistline changes through clothing size inflation.…
Where the Glass Ceiling Refuses to Shatter
Looking at the glass ceiling, a recent study indicates that progress has stalled for women ascending the legal and corporate ladder.…
Where Are Women and Men Most Different?
How much patience you display could affect your economic decisions. So too could your preference for risk and your altruism. Add to that positive and negative reciprocity and trust and you get a new m…
Where Education and Healthcare Could Be Better
The new World Bank Human Capital Index was created to encourage the leaders of 157 countries to improve their healthcare and education.…
What the GDP Leaves out (And Should It Matter?)
As a yardstick of the value of the goods and services produced in one year, a country’s GDP might be more accurate if it included unpaid household work.…